Guatemalan Drug Store Chain Enters Salvadoran Market

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Grupo Farmacéutico, S.A. de C.V., the group's representative in El Salvador, plans to open 200 drug stores, which will also operate as mini Banco Industrial branches.

"Grupo Pharma's growth plans point to North America. Luna del Pinal commented that Industrias Bioquímicas, S.A. expects to begin exporting 14 new pharmaceutical products to the USA and Mexico from October," reports Elperiodico.com.gt.

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